Vihara Sien

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Vihara Sien is a beautiful Chinese Temple which we saw as we driving to Pattaya. Goodness me - it was quite spectacular!!!

It is no longer a Chinese Shrine but it is a Chinese Art Museum. 

This explained why it is so big and I could have continued taking photographs.

There was the grounds outside the temple - trees and sculptures. There are a number of Chinese granite gods, goddesses, zodiac figurines.

The first floor was similar to a museum and there was just so much to see and I could have kept going.

Walking upstairs I came to a place for prayer.

Then outside I looked down on the raised courtyard and it was like was a game of chess being played by all of these figures....

 

A trip to Chachoengsao

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Wat Samanrattanaram was our first stop

and we searched for the big elephant (of course) - it was smaller than I thought though.

The Khlong Khuean Ganesh International Park - อุทยานพระพิฆเนศ องค์ยืน คลองเขื่อน ฉะเชิงเทรา - very busy with people.

Wat Paknam Jolo - วัดปากน้ำ(โจ้โล้) - gold was everywhere

We stayed at the River Breeze 

which was next to the river - quite beautiful.

Then we found an enormous Chinese Temple - Sawang Satthatham Foundation - 
มูลนิธิสว่างศรัทธาธรรมกุศลธรรมมูลนิธิ .

 Time to visit a market - Baan Mai Market - 100 years old -  and we found a small coffee shop by the river - the Red Cat Cafe.

Then the shiny enormous temple - Wat Sothon Wararam Worawihan - by the river.

Time for some lunch by the river at บ้านไม้ริมน้ำ - great and we bought some more fresh mango.

Then the metallic Wat - Wat Hua Suan - a wonderful example of a Wat - then it was time to go home...

the full map is here 

Pratunam market area

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Pratunam Market is a shopper's paradise - there is so many places around here to by clothes it is amazing. Platinum Fashion Mall was the first one I visited - but I would have to add that they do all look very similar. 

Floor and floor of clothes. There was air-conditioning inside and more markets outside.

And more bits and pieces - a shopper's paradise. 

I did find a Cafe Amazon to wait in though and I was not the only person in there waiting.

TripAdvisor: https://www.tripadvisor.com - Pratunam market area